AN: Chapter 4. Enjoy!!!

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Chapter 4: DEVIL NOVA'S DECISION

Devil Nova sat at a tree branch. She stretched her arms and kicked her legs to keep the blood flowing. Then she looked down on the ground and into a head of blue hair. She silently jumped down and sat in front of the blue-haired woman.

Ryuuzaki Umi was silently crying. Crystalline tears streamed down her eyes, but she made no move to wipe it off. Her eyes were set somewhere else, on the long stretch of trees and shrubs in front of her. Even though Devil Nova normally feels nothing, looking at the blue-haired's tear-stricken face and pasty expression, she couldn't help but feel pity for her.

After all, she and Umi were the same in one aspect. They both needed Hikaru in their lives.

Devil Nova almost gave in to the urge of hugging Umi and soothing her, but she herself has some serious thinking to do as well. Regarding Hikaru.

Her only purpose in returning to Earth was to keep Hikaru bad and have her soul ready for Lucifer's taking. That simple. But she hadn't anticipated that she would be obsessed with Hikaru in a way that was more than her mission had demanded.

She wanted to be with Hikaru now more than anything else. She had fallen for the pretty redhead in such a short period of time, hard. And she wanted Hikaru all for her self.

She sighed as she got up and left the still weeping Umi. Her wavy pink hair billowed in the wind. A gust of fresh air hit her, and she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Maybe a little air will help her clear some things in her mind.

It's true that her mission was a clinch; after all she has Umi on her side to keep Hikaru bad. But she hadn't anticipated Angel Lantis' action of using that geek Hououji Fuu to change Hikaru. And another mistake that she made was she didn't looked inside Hikaru's heart and assessed the redhead's feelings and true nature.

She overlooked the fact that once upon a time, Hikaru was a good kid, and it was only Umi who gave her a new identity. But once a goody-goody kid came along, in the person of Fuu, Hikaru found her self looking at her past self. And with just a few nudges and persuasions from the brunette, Hikaru started evaluating her life and decided that its about time she straighten her acts and be serious with stuff; that its about time she forget all about drugs and in the process, the company of her bad crowd.

If Hikaru changed completely, she will have to face Lucifer's wrath. But then she shook her head. Lucifer and his anger were the least of her problems. She's more concerned of the possibility of going back to hell even before she made her move on how to be with Hikaru forever.

When she reached a huge clearing outside the forest, she took note of a new sycamore sprouting out from the ruins of an ancient church. She smirked and then got out a small silver sphere from the pocket of her spandex suit and held it out in light. Soon, Lucifer's face came into view.

"What is it, Nova? Do you have a good news for me?"

"No. I want to talk to you about something,"

Lucifer was quiet for some time. He just looked at Nova and nodded. "Has it something to do with the redhead you're supposed to be guarding?" 

She sighed. "Yes. I…I want to know what will happen to me after my mission,"

Lucifer laughed. "Of course you'll be going back here! After all, this is your home!"

She hesitated. "Can't…can't I do something to stay here?"

Pause. "For good?"

"Yeah. For good. And…and can't I be human again?"

It was now Lucifer who hesitated. "You want that redhead, don't you?" he asked. She just nodded. After a few sighs, Lucifer nodded again. "You can be human, but only at night. When dawn breaks, you'll be back to being a devil again,"

Her face lit up, and a wide grin spread across her tensed face. "Really? Are you sure?"

Lucifer nodded. "But as a price, you've got to make sure that I'll have that redhead's soul or else…I'll have your life again,"

Nova nodded. Then Lucifer's face vanished and she pocketed the sphere again. After that she tilted her head to the sky and closed her eyes, a smile on her lips.

"Hikaru will be mine. I'll make sure of it,"

AN: R/R please!!!

Peace, men!

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